and joining me for more is brian bakker national coordinator of the answer coalition thank you for joining us now the way that the mainstream media has approached the stories of these two hikers what does this say about our priorities but i think we see with most of the corporate owned media in the united states the call whatever the political position the line if you so speak it of the united states government and i think that largely it's to sensationalize a story and largely to take the u.s. position in this case there's no question about the fact that the three hikers were arrested wrongly by iran held wrongly and ignoring the big question which is that the united states has been virtually at war with iran carrying out sanctions having commando operations carrying out cyber attacks against iran iran had a revolution in one nine hundred seventy nine that's the context in other words if you strip any particular at any particular incident even one is great is the arrest of these hikers from the political and historical context the story loses meaning right and the mainstream media has use

soil but brian becker with the entire war answer coalition says there are many who no longer buy that argument. so i would say the american people who originally bought the position that this was a war to stop another september eleventh they have no longer believe that position they they now believe that it's a war for something else ill defined for the broad public bush administration launched the war in iraq for instance on a completely false pretext the war on terror in fact has become a slogan it will be all to meet we know and in history is the ultimate pretext to do whatever the u.s. government wants but in the case of iraq they invaded iraq hundreds of thousands died millions were made into refugees a beautiful country was torn apart and and divided along ethnic sectarian lines and iraq had nothing to do all to do with september eleventh likewise in afghanistan we have thousands of troops who are going to be in afghanistan for decades because this is part of a grand scheme to keep these countries under u.s. control as part of a u.s. americans fear of influence. our special cove

soil but brian becker from the antiwar answer coalition believes people no longer buy the argument sixty five percent two thirds of the country oppose the war in afghanistan they don't know why they're there why the u.s. is there they don't know what victory means and they favor ending the war in american people who originally thought the position that this was a war to stop another september eleventh they have no longer believe that position they they now believe that it's a war for something else and we have thousands of troops who are going to be in afghanistan for decades because this is part of a grand scheme to keep these countries under u.s. control as part of a us americans fear of influence what we see is the institutionalization of everything that started before september eleventh but accelerated the tendency towards militarism towards war towards occupation towards intervention towards torture black hole prisons rendition all of that has become institutionalized in spite of whoever is in the white house. our coverage of the nine eleven anniversary continues later in the progra

besieged city saying nato is only adding to their problems and tie war activist and director of the answer coalition brian becker says that nato wants to establish a new regime in libya to make the country the puppet of western powers. clearly they're not protecting civilians when they're bombing cities that are considered to be pro could offie when they're killing people not because they've done something wrong but because their own political beliefs are contrary to what nato wants in terms of the kind of government they want for libya so i think that they need to be brought to justice i think though unless there's a very strong international movement for human rights in this instance i think it's unlikely they will be brought to court there is no sense of international justice whatsoever there's only a sense of what was called is called victor's justice in other words the courts become a political tool by those who have the power those who have the guns those who are carrying out the invasions and occupations not a measure of real legal accountability. yes i think the go in the nato powers is the

civilians continue to flee violence in the besieged city anti-war activist and director of the answer coalition brian becker state a male having the country's problems. clearly they're not protecting civilians when they're bombing cities that are considered to be pro khadafi when they're killing people not because they've done something wrong but because their own political beliefs are contrary to what nato wants in terms of the kind of government they want for libya so i think that they need to be brought to justice i think though unless there's a very strong international movement for human rights in this instance i think it's unlikely they will be brought to court and then go on the nato powers is to carry out regime change so that the khadafy government is gone once and for ever and that there will be a new government that will not necessarily be more democratic or more humane but will be an ally or i would say in fact a proxy a client perhaps a puppet of western powers in this country that has the largest oil reserves in all of africa the ninth largest oil reserves in the world i think tha

of this bigger contest broad great structure as always thank you for joining us live from the answer coalition in washington. to libya now the transitional authority has given residents of the siege gadhafi stronghold two days to evacuate or face a full scale attack that's as nato airstrikes help the rebels to secure a key oil town in the east the leader of the m.t.c. in his first speech since a kind of was ousted urged libyans to strive for a civil democratic state based on not it is now clear while amnesty international is called on the country's new leaders to prevent human rights abuses accusing both sides of a conflict of violence concern grows over the humanitarian situation in libya seen over two thousand six hundred killed since the uprising began parties where if an ocean has been talking to the people of tripoli about the outcome of their own revolution. if we tripoli just can't stop chanting to celebrate the birth of you leave without . all reminders of recently overthrown dictatorship are suppressed but used to bring nightmares to some for decades is now a cause for laughter becaus

those tiny group of billionaires on wall street run the show those of us who organize in the answer coalition which stands for ag now to stop war and racism we're tying all of these things together for example is not just about wall street it's also about troy davis it's also about the police brutality that happens every day in black and brown communities just a few weeks ago john colada was murdered in washington heights by an undercover police officer and there was a huge march the washington heights where was the coverage of that was the coverage every single time that somebody is beaten by the cops you know so i think it's going to take connecting the dots also understanding the occupation of iraq afghanistan palestine and now libya you know because they're sending poor and working class brothers and sisters in the military to go kill other poor and oppressed people and it makes no sense but the only reason they're able to do that is because we have all of this thread way. you know usa ingrained in us not understanding that you know the average american has very different interests than t

palestinians so why doesn't israeli prime minister netanyahu do that is the answer as simple as the fact that he needs a coalition to stay in power look domestic politics is always at least some some role in the solutions of every political leader in every democracy it is not new but i want to add something more i think that especially for the international community and international audience i see that most people around the world does not understand. how difficult it is forces release. look i think that it is much more difficult and totally different from. any any peace agreement that we had with jordan or egypt or if in the future we should have. a political or a peace agreement with syria. we use jordan syria and egypt are. peace between two states. with the palestinians it is a kind of existential conflict we in order to sign an agreement with the palestinians we have to touch the most sensitive nerves of our existence here. you know we have after sixty seventy or one hundred years of siamese to ask ourselves or to deal with the issue of jerusalem. of settlements of refugees of right of return not only on s

answer period. the leader of the main opposition liberal democratic party started things off. sadakazu tanigaki said the people cooperated with the coalition in rebuilding areas hit by the march 11th disaster. then he went on the attack. tanigaki expressed doubt that noda will stick to an agreement with the ldp and the new komeito party to carry out the manifesto. >> translator: i'm concerned about whether the democrats will follow through with the three-party agreement. the new government scheme he announced during the dpj leadership election clearly goes against the deal. i'm afraid the prime minister will speak with a forked tongue. the democratic party should withdraw its manifesto, apologize to voters, and seek a fresh mandate. >> translator: i believe the basic ideas presented in the manifesto are not wrong, but i will prioritize the policy issues and in the process i'll take into account the policy agreement reached with the two parties. our government intends to overcome pressing challenges, one by one, and seek a public mandate at an appropriate time. now is definitely not the time to call an election. now is definitely not the ri

. >> i think the short answer is there's a potential bipartisan coalition for simplifying the tax code, broadening the base, and bringing down the rates. it appeals to both democrats and republicans. there is no such coalition in favor of a consumption tax. in the report, we did have a broad base consumption tax, but we came to think that was not really feasible because everybody's against it. the democratics are against it because they think it's regressive, and the republicans are against it because it's a new tax that might raise too much money. you have a negative coalition there. >> wasn't that always the famous larry summers thing when they realize the opposite, then everyone rallies around it? when republicans realize it's principles depressive and democrats realize it raise z so much money? [laughter] >> that's true. to build on the point of that, i have to say i went into this thinking i should be open minded about t take a look at it, read a book about it, talked to a number of people, and this was kind of one of the other learnings when erskine explained the growth. we had a

answer? >> the mayor is not going to move forward on this proposal, and we would like to see a coalition and the health department get involved in this to provide perspectives on health outcomes and how we can provide access and come to resolution. president chiu: in other words, he would be to the current legislation? >> here is the thing, he has not said those words to me. i do not want to represent that here and the committee. but our goal and our target, and my working orders have been to find a solution. the staff at the mayor's office has been meeting with a number of small business representatives and with a broader array of people to create a solution that looks something like what we were presented yesterday and what we presented today. president chiu: i appreciate that. from my perspective, i have been working for months to try to find a solution here. i think it would be helpful before tuesday for us to understand what the mayor is on that. it would give us all some clarity and guidance. of course, we have been talking regularly on this. we look for reducing this language as soon

against the rebels and nato in answers vowed to continue its air strikes on launchers forces saying the u.n. mandate to protect civilians in libya still stands coalitions also moving to release billions of dollars of gadhafi has frozen assets to fund libya's we construction an expert on africa political analyst but you know me as a kiwi thinks that nato is just gunning for its own profit in libya. they carried out over twenty thousand sorties approximately seventy five hundred air strikes against a country of six million people that has virtually no air of the finance and a very minute and very limited military defense capability so this is clearly not a war on the part of the libyan people against the government but a war on the part of nato to really explore the resources in libya they had a meeting to discuss the future of libya in pairs this movie did not take place in africa it did not take place in libya it took place in europe and this is nothing but an attempt to colonize north africa and they are beginning with libya which has the most lucrative oil resources in africa they have a higher standard of living in africa so this is clearly an act o

spent i think the short answer is, there's a potential bipartisan coalition for simplifying the tax code, broadening base and bringing down the rate. it appeals to both democrats and republicans. there is no such coalition in favor of a consumption tax. in the domenici-rivlin report we did have a broad-based consumption tax, but we came to think that was not really feasible. because everybody is against it. that democrats are against it because they think it's regressive. and republicans are against it because it's a new tax and might raise too much money. so you have a negative coalition. spent wasn't that always the famous larry summers thing we always did when they realize the opposite, then everyone would come to rally around it? [laughter] >> that's true. >> just to build on erskine's point on that, i would have to say that i would into this thinking i should be open-minded about it, take a look at it, read a book about and talked a number of people. and this is kind of one of the other learnings when erskine explained the concern about to engines of growth. we were having a convers

coalition partners talking about greece defaulting on their debt, including her deputy chancellor, philipp rÖsler. >> what he has said is important to millions of people in this country. we have to answerthe question of how to deal with countries in the eurozone that because of massive debts and weak economies are unable to finance their own spending. >> the opposition greens are calling philipp rÖsler a loose cannon and they say it is time that he steps down. >> in a situation where european institutions are negotiating whether creditors should write off part of their claims against greece, if they are responsible to talk about insolvency. >> the german public, too, is growing increasingly skeptical about the government's handling of the crisis. >> i am pro european, so my opinion is to keep their rescue fund going but i don't know what the effect would be, so it is very difficult. >> what the eu is doing is fraud. if the company did this in germany, they would be put in jail. >> merkel is intent on avoiding greek insolvency. the critics in her government are not making her job any easier. >> after the cabinet meeting in berlin, the economics minister headed to rome for talks with the

organization called the coalition for north korea appeared when an solitaire is a coalition north korean women, most of whom were the answer trafficking. when they first came to south korea, the whole concept of human rights was completely alien to them. you believe that the socialist societies try to say women are equal appeared in north korea, women are treated horribly. so this is something they are doing to restore the assignments and teach them the value they are assuming teams cannot tell you they are as women. >> mr. chairman, i think pirtle and birth are dictators such as the personality depends by far and large i'm denying the knowledge of alternative economic, social and political systems. you have mentioned that christians are subject to harsh punishment. we have also come across those forcibly pictured it from china have come in contact with christian missionaries for south korea's space particularly harsh punishment amounting to public executions. most likely come of the main reason beyond that is that christianity and south korea present alternative systems. one great advantage of eastern europeans have prima

organization called the coalition for north korea appeared when an solitaire is a coalition north korean women, most of whom were the answer trafficking. when they first came to south korea, the whole concept of human rights was completely alien to them. you believe that the socialist societies try to say women are equal appeared in north korea, women are treated horribly. so this is something they are doing to restore the assignments and teach them the value they are assuming teams cannot tell you they are as women. >> mr. chairman, i think pirtle and birth are dictators such as the personality depends by far and large i'm denying the knowledge of alternative economic, social and political systems. you have mentioned that christians are subject to harsh punishment. we have also come across those forcibly pictured it from china have come in contact with christian missionaries for south korea's space particularly harsh punishment amounting to public executions. most likely come of the main reason beyond that is that christianity and south korea present alternative systems. one great advantage of eastern europeans have prima

. >> i think the short answer is, there is a potential bipartisan coalition for simplifying the tax code broadening the base and bringing down the rates. it appeals to both democrats and republicans. there is no such coalition in favor of a consumption tax. we did have a broad base consumption tax in the rivlin act, but we came to think that was not really feasible, because everybody is against it. the democrats are against it because they think it is regressive and the republicans are against it because it is new tax that might raise too much money. so you have a negative coalition air. >> wasn't at the same as the larry summers stayinthing? >> i would have to say i went into this thinking i should be open-minded about it and take a look at it. i read a book about it and talk to a number of people. this was one of the other earnings. when erskine explained the concern about two engines of growth, where were having a conversation one day in one of the committee meetings, and i had immersed myself in the budget details, but they started talking about capps, triggers, sequesters, and i was

organization called the coalition for north korea appeared when an solitaire is a coalition north korean women, most of whom were the answer trafficking. when they first came to south korea, the whole concept of human rights was completely alien to them. you believethat the socialist societies try to say women are equal appeared in nor korea, women are treated horribly. so this is something the are doing to restore the assignments d teach them the value they are assuming teams cannot tell you they are as women. >> mr. chairman, i think pirtle and birth are dictators such as the personality depends by far and large i'm denying the knowledge of alternative economi, social and political systems. you have mentioned that christians are subject to harsh punishment. we have also comacross those forcibly pictured it from china have come in contact with christian missionaries for south korea's space particularly harsh punishment amounting to public executions. most likely come of the main reason beyond that is that christianity and south korea present alternative systems. one great advantage of eastern europeans have primarily thro